Bridget Phillipson refused to say whether a small business owner earning around £13,000 in net profit would count as a working person.

A KILWINNING childminder has come in for high praise following an industry watchdog inspection. Heather Howe, who runs Heather's Hungry Caterpillars Child Minding Service, was described as providing ...

Sir Chris Hoy has revealed his “selfless” wife kept her multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis a secret as they dealt with his cancer treatment. Sir Chris, one of Britain’s most successful Olympians, ...

The daughter of murdered MP Sir David Amess said he was “catastrophically” failed by the Government’s Prevent programme, as she called for a full inquest into his death. The veteran MP, 69, was ...

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a woman, an eight-year-old girl and a two-year-old boy were stabbed in east London. Police were called to First Avenue, Dagenham, at 5.35pm on Friday ...

The former Made In Chelsea star hailed the proposal as the ‘best moment of my life so far’ as she shared the news on Instagram.

The Education Secretary has said she is “open-minded” to a ban on smacking children, but she added there are no imminent plans to change the law.

SINGER-SONGWRITER Tim Dalling has been described as the best entertainer ever to come out of Ayrshire. And he's bringing his new show back to his home county, with a performance at Irvine's Harbour ...

Mr Amesbury said he will ‘co-operate with any inquiries’, after footage circulated online seemed to show him berating a man who was lying on ...

Georgia’s pro-Western opposition disputed the results of the parliamentary election after officials declared the ruling party ...

Iran’s supreme leader has said Israel’s attack “should not be exaggerated nor downplayed”, while stopping short of calling for retaliation. The remarks from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday are the ...

Israeli strikes on northern Gaza have killed at least 22 people, Palestinian medical officials have said. The Gaza Health ...